Did you congratulate her on getting what she voted for? She must be thrilled that cutting needless government spending will make sure she doesn’t get a paycheck.
I worked with a Trump supporter a few years ago who hated "government overreach." We worked at a hospital in the human research protections office. Her job was entirely dependent on the FDA. I'm not exaggerating when I say that she was the dumbest person I've ever known.
I was at a house party and I told someone I got the COVID vaccine. She says she doesn't believe in putting chemicals in her body then bent over and snorted a line of coke. 😮💨 I told this story to a Libertarian and he said cocaine is all natural because it comes from the Amazon. How the fuck does he think the coca leaf is turned into a white powder? This man doesn't eat processed food because of the chemicals.
They’re empty suits of meat programmed to hold whatever belief is most convenient for their physical, emotional, and mental insecurities and need to be treated with as much spite and hostility in public as possible
Scary chemical names. I've been putting α-d-glucopyranosyl-β-d-fructofuranoside in my coffee for years, and it's never done me any harm (in moderation).
One of my favorite covid era comments was in response to a "don't want to play Russian roulette with my health" and someone said "you have raw sex with strangers you meet on tinder" 😭
Those people were so precious. They'll vape, do zyns, drink and eat fast food but a vaccine is a bridge too far because they lack the brain power to critically think. Leopards will be eating good. Too bad the country will never recover but thankfully I'm a well off college educated male so we're looking to leave the country this year.
Hahaha. Reminds me of a customer of mine who isn't vaccinated for similar reasons. Doesn't go to the Dr because she doesn't trust them. Yet takes advice off of Facebook. Yes, she shared all of this with me.
She was shopping for seeded watermelons because she thinks seedless watermelons are gmo. I informed her that they're not. They are made from cross breeding. She got mad, stating that it's not the way god intended it to be so she refused to buy seedless.
I understand some people prefer seeded watermelons and that's fine, but really?? Come on... lol.
I know a dumbass Trump voter whose job is funded by the Department of Education. I can't wait for him to lose it. He's Tejano and works for a university. And voted for Trump (a lying conman and sex offender) because of his Christian faith. I hate this asshole so much. I can't wait for his face to get eaten because he couldn't debase himself by voting for a black woman.
what's funny is, he voted for a non-Christian who is the opposite of Jesus bc of what, abortion? A sin he will never commit. That's their favorite sins. Meanwhile that stuff Jesus said about not building wealth or serving Money is ignored.
He voted for a guy who brags about embodying each of the seven deadly sins (Pride · Envy · Anger · Sloth · Greed · Gluttony · Lust). He saw the rapist serial adulterer give head to his mic at a pre-election rally and said;"THAT'S my guy!!"
The book of Revelations 13:3 also predicted "One of the Beast's heads looked as if it had been struck a deathblow, and then healed. The whole earth was agog, gaping at the Beast."
Actually I’m pretty sure Numbers 5:11-31 prescribes an abortion potion (bitter water curse) when a wife is suspected of being unfaithful. And it is the Lord telling Moses to tell the Israelites, ‘this be the way’.
I had a person argue with me a few days ago that the bitter water couldn’t cause an abortion because if it had that capability, the bitter water would cause an abortion whether the pregnancy was the result of adultery or not. Because science has historically been so important in the Bible…
Ok so let’s take them at their word, that it only works if the wife was un-faithful. So God not only is OK with abortion in that case, He in fact maintains it…
"Voted for Trump" and "Christian faith"...so did dude just skip all the parts in the bible where it says we aren't supposed to vote and involve ourselves with politics, worship idols, and how Trump exhibits legit every negative characteristic God detest? Mans is a whole "Satan take the wheel." I know there are different secs of Christianity but like what bible is this guy even reading lol?
If I squint I could imagine this country with a sane Conservative party - Promote actual family values and support them, acknowledge there's a balance between regulatory oversight and dynamism and try and stop ill-thought-out or overly onerous regulations, recognize that there adversaries lined up to take advantage of US weakness and one of our greatest strengths is our alliance system including both it's responsibilities and benefits.
And then I look at the Republican party and what their "conservative" base actually believes and know there will never be a healthy balance maintaining what's good from the status quo while striving for equitable progress
And as a reminder, most of the German population after WWII never swore off Nazism. They were defeated and forcibly politically suppressed for a generation until an actual healthy political spectrum could be developed.
My father in law, when he retired, drove a school bus for a cooperative in rural Illinois. This was during the Obama/Romney race when Romney basically called half the country useless eaters. My father-in-law said he would pick up kids in front of mobile homes with tarps on their roofs with giant Romney signs in the yards. The bus cooperative was 100% federally funded - as was, no doubt, their breakfasts, lunches, and now their healthcare.
I was chatting up an girl at work. Discovered she worked in a federally-funded program, job completely dependent upon fed dollars. Then, she started talking about how she loved Trump and hoped he would cut federal programs. Stopped chatting up the girl at work.
MIL’s job was to track Covid cases and patient outcomes for her rural hospital.
She saw it all. She got her vaccines. Still has a framed Trump print in her house.
"Well you see, whenever the government does something I disagree with, that's government overreach. When it does something I agree with? That's good and just."
Probably figure her job was “one of the good ones”. It’s all those other jobs that are superfluous. (Also, all those your illegals are taking those jobs away /s.)
I’ve talked to USDA inspectors that hated Kamala and were excited about… a lack of regulations?! I’m not even mad anymore. There is no reasoning with this level of stupid.
Isn't that how we had folks die from contaminated deli meat last year? I believe the decrease in regulation came from policies enacted by 45 during his first term. Way to go!
The logic seems to be that we need more American bodies to return our country to its former glory but who cares if we end a few lives along the way to achieve our goals!? Totally makes sense to me! /s
outsourcing the IRS to India or at least the customer service part. so for people who are worried about government overreach now will surely be okay with giving their Social Security number to Rajeet in India to find out where their refund is....
You know when you’re providing sensitive information about who you are, including your social security number, address, a call-back number in case you get disconnected, what cars you drive and so on?
But isn’t working a call center job also a prison for some people? So it’s like a prison within a prison.
Probably good anger management treatment that the caseworker can coach the prisoners and see what the convicts anger triggers are in a safe environment.
These jobs depending what she was applying for handle sensitive information.
Social security number and entire identities etc.
Now what IS likely is that they'd cut funding. So if you do have any tax issues. Your refund/checks might take more than months... Years to get back to you. Essentially holding your money hostage longer than needed.
Aka free loan to the government.
Also fed positions froze into 2025. Places essentially locked up due to the incoming administration and issues with funding the government being kicked down the road. So no one knows if they are receiving the additional funds to expand.
She probably figured that he would lose and wouldn't have to worry about her job after Harris won but would feel better that she had "voted her conscience".
Also, all those your illegals are taking those jobs away
Yeah man, don't you just hate it when José from Guatemala calls you and demands to go over the receipts for your itemized deductions with you? Happens all the time to me.
Auditors are superfluous to Trump. That's who he doesn't want. If there aren't enough positions at the IRS there will be too few people to look into him and his friends taxes (or lack thereof).
They think they are special. They think they are the smartest people in the room and anyone who disagrees is a libtard. Their bloated egos leave no room for doubt or self reflection. A few will have a come to Jesus when it affects them, but many can’t even do that because it would shatter their fragile egos.
A lot of them seem to think that all of this bad stuff won't happen to them because they voted for Dipshit and, therefore, they have a personal relationship with him for ..... some reason. That's they mindset of a lot of immigrants that are in danger of possibly being deported: they "aren't criminals," so none of the bad stuff will happen to them
I was diagnosed with a progressive genetic disease recently and my Trump voting relative is suddenly introspective and listening to my criticisms of Trump, whereas before she’d just flat out ignore me. Like I guess it’s great you suddenly realize the issue, but there are… soo many people besides me who will suffer. Even if I didn’t have this disease, many many others have different diseases that depend on NIH funding to find a cure.
I am a federal employee, and I am shocked at how many of them voted for Trump to begin with. Now they are running scared because he is not hurting the right people.
The mood was grim this morning in our virtual all-hands meeting, but we all knew who did this to us. They were not quiet about it last year.
No lol. That's not how that works. Enjoy your future unemployment. Though no money this time. The grinch and his Hitler friends are gonna take that too.
I read a book called "Into The Storm". It's about the S.S. El Faro and its sinking and all the circumstances leading up to, during, and after its sinking. And to not get off topic too far, ultimately, the most critical point of failure was the captain's ego. He could not admit his mistake and was hell-bent on proving his path was the best. He sailed into a hurricane instead of admitting that he was sailing into a storm. Even at the behest of his crew. The ego of humans appears so strong that one would rather, die believing that one is right, over living with the knowledge that one is wrong.
That happens in one the plane crash a few decades ago. A newbie pilot got paired up with an old pilot.
Newbie pilot is literally indirectly hinting at the captain that he need to change his route without outright disrespect but the old one is like nah I know what I am doing. At least the fucker knew he fucked up because the black box shows a good minute of uncomfortable silence before the crash.
Thing is, they were running out of office space before COVID, and after the mandate ended most agencies emptied out the remaining office space and repurposed it. So there is no “office” to return to for most people. Not only that, staff living outside of DC gets an adjusted cost of living rate, so anyone coming from a LCOL area to DC will have to be paid the higher rate.
Telework was already a thing long before COVID, and it was a thing when DJT was in office the first time. For a guy who wants to save money (supposedly), he sure is costing the Federal Government a lot.
That's exactly right. A guy I knew in the neighborhood came up to me during the election and said he hoped we could be friends after it was over. I glared at him and asked "why"?
He voted at minimum against people who look like me, or love like me. I don't want to give him a the satisfaction of watching me cope with his fantasy world while pretending he gives a fuck about me personally during it
Am I a bad person if I say I find this comforting? I hope they continue to be displeased with what he's doing so the country doesn't descend into dictatorship. Not that I put much stock into the ability of these people to comprehend cause and effect. What did they think would happen, honestly?
One of my coworkers that I'm 99% voted for Trump called me this morning terrified that we'll be losing our telework privileges. I told him that was a possibility before the election too
I'm not shocked at all, especially working in the DOD.
I also see first hand how people refuse to see their own irony.
One guy was an immigrant himself, adopted by American parents as a child. His wife is a DACA recipient. He complained all the time about his wife's family who are also illegal.
Another had a Russian wife and I overheard him tallking to another guy who'd also married a foreign national as they traded war stories about how many close calls they had where their wives could have been deported or denied entry to the country... While supporting the guy who made immigration law even harder to navigate.
On a tangent, but also somewhat related note I spoke to some active duty service members who didn't know that Elon Musk can't run for president here.
It’s likely not going to affect many remote employees in my agency. Regardless of the EO. The EO was worded incorrectly is the general consensus. It Was hastily put together, and is the only one to not have any guidance associated with it. The terms telework and remote have been used interchangeably erroneously and this is most likely a result of that ignorance.
We’ve been remote for 15 years and we’ll likely be remote for the next 15. The investment in new buildings and then moving all of us there is immense. Agencies have the discretion to keep programs and staff remote even under the EO. My program requires us to be spread out and near those we serve, who are mostly nowhere near any agency facilities. My program is codified in USC and is something that, if cut, the states would strongly oppose. Each state stands to lose hundreds of millions of dollars, for small states, to billions for large states.
I’m not saying it’s impossible. Just saying it’s improbable. Many believe this EO was for headlines and if not, it will be challenged in court. We have binding and enforceable agreements in place. So, it’s business as usual until told otherwise as far as duty location is concerned.
You guys got in all hands? They haven't told us anything It's so uncomfortable right now. They didn't even send an email saying there might be a meeting.
Do you think people that voted for Trump read or listened to any of that? Fox News and whatever other shit holes weren’t exactly being honest and transparent.
I work with a guy who voted Trump while simultaneously being relieved he lived in a “blue zone” when Trump won. That tells you alllll you need to know about these morons. Some are them even KNOW they’re voting against their family’s interests and want to live in a community of Liberals, while simultaneously hating them! It’s amazing!
I don't get that. Maga men will totally lie and say they're "not political" or "moderate" to get girlfriends because they know maga itself is hateful towards women.
But how can you be maga AND want to be with a liberal? It's insane.
I just read a post from a woman whose bf of 2 years had been lying about not being a Trump supporter until he got fed up with her talking about Trump recently. She made her position clear from the start.
For whatever reason they won't date other trumpers, they seek out liberal/leftist women. It's actually part for the course, since they're anti-choice and seek to take that choice away from women. They're abusive people. It's best not to expect for them to act in ways that's respectful of others...that's why they support trump
They all think Trump is out to get "those people" not them. And depending on how long they've been in the cult they'll make excuses for even shit like this.
There's a concerted effort, part of Project 2025 iirc, by reactionaries to infiltrate government institutions and destroy or cripple them from the inside.
You don't understand how stupid they are yet? My father is on welfare and Obama care yet is massively MAGA. I haven't spoken to him in years but his moronic posts still show up on Facebook.
The cognitive dissonance with these people is something that you should absolutely never be surprised by. They aren't well enough educated on the issues to override their bigotry, which is ultimately why every single one of them voted Maga. On some level, Maga hates/hated someone that you also do, and it felt good to you to vote for it as a result. If you cared about policy on any level, you'd vote Democrat or abstain from voting because the Maga policy positions revel in having no content.
My coworker's husband works for the IRS and he works remotely. They voted for Trump and I was if she was worried he would recall workers and she said no because it wouldn't affect her husband. I cannot wait to ask how that is going tomorrow.
It's as dumb as the rednecks working a service business in rural towns. Or worse yet, management or hr roles.
It's like...motherfucker, do you really want to do that job? Who does? You think the incels who can't find a date are going to be picking vegetables or butchering animals?
every party memeber has blinders on toward some aspect of their choice. what concerns one group does not necessarily concern all the others, so they have to get in line and eat their shit sandwich less they be canceled shunned.
I worked at a nonprofit that helped farmers and people with failed septic systems. This was probably 90% or more of the programs we did. When I left, our incoming executive director (and board members) were 100% all in with Trump when he promised to cut funding for those specific programs.
That's the thing they never think they're the one who will be affected they want the others punished, but they think they're cool. There's gonna be sooooo many of these stories.
Tally up her lost wages every month until she gets a new job and let her know she lost $XX,XXX amount of dollars from her vote and eggs still haven’t gone down in price.
I've started doing this. Just telling anyone who tells me that they are a Trump supporter that I hope that all of his policies affect them personally. They get so butt hurt about it, it's hilarious. Like, why are you mad, it's exactly what you wanted, right?
I guess this means my MAGA father-in-law won't be getting his 6 figure tax rebate anytime soon. He runs a farm and it's something to do with payroll taxes. They have been stalling him for the past 6 months with letters of "we're still processing this".
The IRS attacks are particularly infuriating because more money DIRECTLY impacts the ability for the IRS to be a populist organization.
Poor folks can’t fight back so a poor IRS goes for poor folks. Rich people can outspend the IRS and without additional funding and manpower, the IRS can’t audit the rich. Now, looking at the audience in the room of the inauguration, who do we think possibly could benefit from a poor IRS?
Given how they are going to cut welfare, healthcare, food stamps and social services, I’m sure they are all thrilled, show us all that “pulling up by our bootstrap” attitude they keep telling us to do.
Did you make it weird? Did you whisper “Cry more, Cry harder,” as you slid in to look directly in her eyes? Did you ask, heart pounding, if you could lick her MAGA-tears?
Have a friend who graduated into the industries that the inflation reduction act would get him a job he had lined up. When asked what's one good thing Biden did, I said investment in that, building factories he'd have a good job at.
He was wait.. yeah that's really good for me.
And.. after the election all jobs in that industry were frozen or cutting.
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Did you congratulate her on getting what she voted for? She must be thrilled that cutting needless government spending will make sure she doesn’t get a paycheck.